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Financial planning is at the heart of our comprehensive wealth management approach. Our team’s 70-plus years of experience have taught us that the best way to add value is by helping busy, successful people pursue their goals. When clients entrust us with their wealth, we seek to earn it with our skill, knowledge and service.

Our commitment to planning starts with listening. We ask the important questions to find out what matters most to each client, forging long-term relationships in the process. As part of UBS, we are able to coordinate our clients’ entire financial lives, addressing business as well as personal needs. We offer access to the firm’s global specialists in business transition planning, wealth transfer, portfolio construction, insurance, liquidity management and philanthropy, among other areas.

We’re looking for relationships, not transactions.

- Aligned Wealth Partners

Pursuing your goals together

Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a commitment to quality client service.

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    Thomas "Tom" Flanagan

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

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    Throughout his career, Tom has provided personalized wealth management solutions to assist clients in achieving what is most important to them and their families. He began in the securities industry 35 years ago at E. F. Hutton & Co. before it was purchased by Shearson in 1987. Shortly after this, he joined PaineWebber, which was later acquired by UBS to expand its global reach. Tom graduated from the University of Oregon in 1975 and received a Personal Financial Planning Certificate from UC Riverside in 1986.

    Since becoming a desert resident in 1980, Tom has been active within the community. He is a past member of Rancho Mirage Rotary and a Paul Harris Fellow. He is a past president and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert. He and his wife, Kelly, actively support charitable causes dedicated to children and animals. They live in Indian Wells and have a daughter Kaileigh who is a graduate of the University of Oregon. Tom is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and golfing.

    CA Insurance License #: 0A30079

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

    • University of Oregon, B.S. Business Administration
    • Holds the Series 3, 7 and 66 securities licenses
    • Personal Financial Planning Certificate from the University of California Riverside, 1986
    • Insurance licenses—life, variable annuity, variable life and long-term care
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    thomas.flanagan@ubs.com
    Thomas "Tom" Flanagan
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    James "Jim" Bruner, CFP, MPAS, CPWA, CEPA

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

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    Jim started in the financial services industry in 1990 with Bank of America. Prior to joining UBS in 2007, Jim was a Senior Vice President with US Trust, a division of Bank of America, in Palm Desert.  Jim has been a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) professional since 1999 and was licensed as a Certified Private Wealth Advisor ®(CPWA) in 2018.  He holds an M.S. in financial planning from the College for Financial Planning and a B.A. in communications from California State University, Fullerton.  Jim was granted the designation Master Planner Advanced Studies (MPAS®) in November 2013 and the designation of Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) in 2019.  

    He is former Chairman of the Board of the Riverside International Automotive Museum, and he sits on the board of the Palm Springs International Film Festival.  He is past board president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert and past Vice President of the Indian Wells chapter of Childhelp.  Jim has taught investments, financial planning, and corporate finance as an adjunct professor for the University of Redlands and California State University, San Bernardino.  Jim lives with his wife, Kelly, in Bermuda Dunes, and enjoys outdoor activities, including off-roading and boating.

    CA License #0D10582

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

    • College for Financial Planning, M.S. Financial Planning
    • California State University, Fullerton, B.A. Communications
    • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
    • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
    • Master Planner Advances Studies℠
    • Certified Private Wealth Advisor®
    • Holds the Series 7 and 66 securities licenses
    • Insurance licenses—life, variable annuity, variable life and long-term care
    75-280 Highway 111
    Indian Wells, CA 92210
    james.bruner@ubs.com
    James "Jim" Bruner, CFP, MPAS, CPWA, CEPA
    75-280 Highway 111,Indian Wells,CA,92210
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    Patrick "Pat" Lizza, CRPC, CRPS, EFC

    Market Director

    Financial Advisor

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    Pat is the Branch Manager in the Indian Wells office and a member of Aligned Wealth Partners. He joined UBS in 2011 and has worked with the team to hone their client focused approach. Aligned Wealth Partners has built a comprehensive wealth management practice serving select professionals, entrepreneurs, retirees and their families. With financial planning at its core, the team recognizes that every client has a unique set of circumstances and aspirations and employs a detailed discovery process that enables us to deeply understand not just the client's financial data, but more importantly, their values, goals, and relationships. This holistic approach enables the team to develop customized strategies specific to the client's needs which should maximize the probability that their objectives are achieved.

    Prior to UBS, Pat spent 17 years in the high end hospitality industry developing significant trust with clients and an understanding of their needs. He served as treasurer on the Board of Directors of Xavier Jesuit College Preparatory High School and currently serves on the Southwestern Growers Tournament Committee for the Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley. Pat and his wife, Tricia, live in La Quinta and have two grown children, Meg and Hogan.

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    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

    • University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
    • Financial Advisor
    • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
    • Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist℠
    • Endowment & Foundation Consultant
    • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
    • Holds the Series 7, 9, 10 and 66 securities licenses
    • Insurance licenses—life, variable annuity, variable life and long-term care
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    Custom portfolios
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    75-280 Highway 111
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    pat.lizza@ubs.com
    Patrick "Pat" Lizza, CRPC, CRPS, EFC
    75-280 Highway 111,Indian Wells,CA,92210
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    Cody Finley

    Financial Advisor

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    As a Financial Advisor at UBS, Cody strives to bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to guide clients on their financial journeys. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2017. Committed to delivering personalized financial solutions, he leverages UBS's global resources to provide comprehensive advice tailored to each client's unique needs.  With a client-centric approach and a foundation rooted in financial planning, Cody is dedicated to deliver an unwavering level of holistic wealth management. Cody is honored to contribute to UBS's mission of providing world-class financial services, and he looks forward to making a positive impact in the lives of those he serves.

    Cody currently resides in La Quinta with his wife Meadow. He enjoys the great outdoors, sporting events, traveling, playing golf, and spending time with his friends and family.

    CA Insurance License: 4323531

      • University of Arizona, B.A.
      • Holds the Series 7 and 66 securities licenses
      • Insurance licenses—life, variable annuity, variable life and long-term care
      75-280 Highway 111
      Indian Wells, CA 92210
      cody.finley@ubs.com
      Cody Finley
      75-280 Highway 111,Indian Wells,CA,92210
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      Crystalinda Ray

      Client Associate

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            Crystalinda Ray
            75-280 Highway 111,Indian Wells,CA,92210
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            Matthew Cosgrove

            Client Associate

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                  Matthew Cosgrove
                  75-280 Highway 111,Indian Wells,CA,92210
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                  Roubina Kurkjian

                  NMLS #947868

                  Senior Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA

                  Roubina Kurkjian joined UBS Bank USA in 2016 and she is currently a Senior Wealth Management Banker covering the Orange County Market.

                  Roubina has an extensive background in relationship banking. She is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients a variety of cash management resources along with banking solutions that may complement their overall wealth management objectives.

                  Professional history

                  Roubina began her career in financial services in 1998. Prior to joining UBS, Roubina was most recently a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch.

                  Education and personal information

                  In Roubina’s role as a Senior Wealth Management Banker her NMLS # is 637447. She holds her Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, and California Insurance license . She also holds a B.S in Business Management and Operations Management from California State University Long Beach.

                  Outside of the office, Roubina currently lives in Cowan Heights, California with her husband and two children.

                  Senior Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868. Equal Housing Lender

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                  David Mader

                  NMLS #947868

                  Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA

                  Current role and areas of expertise

                  David Mader joined UBS Bank USA in 2017 and he is currently a Wealth Management Banker covering the Pacific Desert and Pacific Northwest Markets.

                  David has an extensive background in relationship banking. He is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients a variety of cash management resources along with banking solutions that may complement their overall wealth management objectives. 

                  Professional history

                  David began his career in financial services with Wells Fargo Bank in 2002. Prior to joining UBS, he was a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Palos Verdes, CA. 

                  Education and personal information

                  In David’s role as a Wealth Management Banker his NMLS # is 637276. He holds his Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, Life, Health and Annuities license and a Personal Financial Planning Certificate from the University of California, Irvine. He also holds a BA in Political Science with a Minor in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton where he graduated Cum Laude.

                  Outside of the office, he enjoys going to the beach with his family, coaching his daughter and son’s soccer teams and on a rare occasion, a quick round of golf.

                  Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868. Equal Housing Lender.

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